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THE HONGKONG "TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 4, 1948.

FOR YOUR SPARE MOMENTS

SIDE GLANCES

By Galbraith

EXCLUSIVE 'TELEGRAPH' "FEATURE

YOUR BIRTHDAY.

COPI, 1948 BY MEA BERVICE, NO. 7, H, RED UK 8. PAT DEE-

"Are you going to play golf with him-after what his wife said about the way we play bridge?"

• MCKENNEY

ON BRIDGE

Sometimes a Double Is Dead Giveaway

BY WILLIAM E. McKENNEY

RECEIVED an Interesting letter U. 5, from Ward C-110 of the Naval Hospiini at St. Albans, L. I The boys refer to themselves nå "Inmates" of the war and sent me today's hand.

They admit that their play would ormally give ulcers to any good who might kibitz. They have

been reading in my column

about

the inadvisability of indiscriminately doubling slam contracts, und they sent me today's hdr

hand.

The

four boys who signed the let-

ter are D. C. Sprong (East), B. L. Baddley (South), Frank Tull (North) and J. Lombardo (West). It seems Baddley was criticised for his initial two-bid, and Lombardo for double, which, however, he stiil

his

Peng (East) elected to open his i

singleton heart on the theory that the opponents had the trump suit sowed up and the lead could do no barm. The nine was played from dummy and West refused to put on the queen.

The king of spades was the next play, followed by the three of hearts from dummy. When West again played low, declarer finessed_the_ten. of hearts. The jack of clubs was led

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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 4

POCKET CARTOON

:

By STELLA

BORN today, the ties of family are upward, rather than expeeling to

exceptionally strong and you will make any kind of personal sacrifico to help those you love. Although you may appear aloof to outsiders, in your own family circle, you are warm- hearted, genial and spontaneous in your galaty.

Rather more shrewd than

many when it comes to business affairs, it is ilkely that you will have accum- ulated considerable wealth during your lifetime. Your ideala are ex- ceptionally high and often you are disappointed with the results of your efforts, morely because you expect entirely too much.

It is all right to want perfection, but if you dream for the impossible you are very apt to be disappointed. Be satisfied with each single

step

reach the stars on the first try. You are not a spectacular performer, but one who takes time to make each detall perfect before going on, to the next step. Your advancement is likely to be slow and steady rather than mado by brilliantly intermit- tent leaps and jumps.

You are fond of good literature, especially poetry, and are likely to have talent in this direction yourself. Although you may appear disin terested in the opposite sex, once aroused your emotions are deep and far-reaching.

To find what the stars have in store for tomorrow, select your birth- day star and read the corresponding paragraph. Let your birthday star be your daily guide.

THURSDAY, AUGUST 5

LEO (July 21-Aug. 23)-If you zee a good thing today, act on it at once, Don't let one slight daw deter you from making progress.

VIRGO (Aur. 24-Sept. 22)-Post- ponement in a journey or minor con- flict in romance should not mar at- tempts to make business progress.

LIBIA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23)-An un- expected friend may assist you in moking a new agreement, favour- able to future prospects. Be astute.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22)—A deinite change for the better. Pros- pects appear brighter. Take fuli advantage of them while you may.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Deo. 22) Follow your intuitions, especially when it comes to romance today but don't neglect business, either.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 23-Jan. 20)-- Things begin to settle down and you

anticipate greater may stability and better future prospects.

now

AQUARIUS (Jan. 21-Feb. 19)- As your health improves, you may now enter a new phase; a new job, perhaps. Seize on offered opportu- nily,

MISCES (Feb. 20-Mar. 21)-A day favourable for romance-even, for a wedding. Business prospects appear to be on the upgrade, also,

ARIES (Mar. 22-Apr. 20)-Im- portant influences are now working in your favour, so be clever enough to take full advantage of them.

the best success at this time.

A

- That

DIOCTAMZIA of gramophone' records wOS recorded"

BY THE

WAY

by Beachcomber

DECISION which may have no far-reaching results was taken in a small room off the Fulham Road.

ro-

Au unofficial plebiscite had vealed that the retention of the

pur-

"Saucy Mrs. Flobater," moored near Lost Road power station, is deemed to bo inessential.

The ship, little TAURUS (Apr. 21-May-21)—The more than a battered and worm- professions calling for mental caten bulk, serves no useful achievement are the ones bringing pose, beyond the employment of a caretaker aboard, and endless facili-

16 GEMINI (May 22-June 22)-Beties for birds

nest and boys to assertive in making demands upon Admiral Sir Ewart Hodgson

play. Since the main deck fell in, life right now and you should be able slept ashore, in the power house, has ta get exactly what you want.

without even being in telephone communication with his ship, bits of which keep erumbling into the

Last time water.

caretaker, Mrs. Elbow, attempted to hoist a flag in salute to a passing barge, all that uttered bravely in the breeze was the Admiral's newly washed shirt,

CANCER (June 23-July 23)—A definitely successful day if you go out nfter what you want most in life and work for it.

MIDWEEK BOOK

ARADE

SOME NEW VOLUMES YOU WILL ENJOY

By JAMES BARTLETT

COMPANION, by Bradley | "a terrible jumble." In the jumble DARK

Robinson (Hodder and Stough- is the love story of young Chry- Who was the "Mad King of ton, 10s. Od.). For 18 years Peary santhia Tuffet, in the provinces, in Bavarin"?

tried to get to the North Pole. the 1930s.

And succeeding at his seventh try, all the time he had as constant com- panion ล

2. What country produces the largest amount of copper?

3. Where and what is the Puerto

Rico Trench?

4. What system of coinage is used by most nations?

5. Name the canal which connects the North Sea and the Baltic Sen through Germany.

6. What country developed metric system?

(Answers on Column 5)

South

Exs!

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and allowed to ride when East re- fused to cover. Then

the five of

clubs was played and dummy's ten Anessed.

The eight of clubs was led, West again went into a huddle. finally refusing to trump and discarding the four of diamonds instead. De- elarer Irumped with the five, ot hearts and cashed the ace of spades. discarding the three of diamonds from dummy, The ace of trumps "Was cashed, a small diamond I to king, the king of trumps picked up West's queen and the dummy sivas solid.

he

They are still arguing about West's double. Declarer might hava guess- ed the "location of the queen of carts, but of course the double pade it easy.

White, 7 pieces.

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White to play and mate in two;

Solution to, yesterday's problem:

the

1. Kt-D any; 2, Q, R. or Kt] (ch, or dbi ch) mars.

CROSSWORD PUZZLE

Across

1. Dugared no doubk,' (8) Beam here showing intention.

9. Certainly on, the fat side,- (5).

Crete hold of spraga. 10) KALASTAIR :anfwy hats a „trz change to fran.......(0).

. 18. Only a blece of fr6I TÔI: 0

31. The light none csa.conform to.

(4)

22. You upset the story Indeed. (D)

Down

1: Growing without drink in the

Navy. (3)

A mixed dish. (6)

3. it crusca a revitision of teollor

(0)

4. Disbarred beggar. (3)

...T. of moral inang.). 193

0. Hedgerow, dwellings. 15Y

7. Cave up hope. (0)

10 Present republia of the Iberian

Peninsula, (5)

13 Mage of test but palatable, (8)

14 A pint of it would mako a largó

picture. (07.

18 the proportion of one thing to

another, (9)

18 The

10.

of the tender that wil Incorporeal (aja.

20 stress of regret no doubt. (8) Bolution of yesterday's puzzle-Acros

HoRmnKY 7. Arropline; 10, Danspi 32. Bubs is". Ambers, 16, Nini?, Berted 21. Liga 40, bimy 45, Rasy! Kansard: 9. Grabs & Mortais" 4. Abel A. KAPOUT..

Breanded

dist}

. SEVENTEENTH "SUMMER, BY Maureen Daly (Hollis and Carter, great Negro explorer, gs. Od.). Another young girl in Matthew Henson. This is his story, love, breathlessly telling the world about it as though love were some- thing new in an American town.

it's true and dramatic.

. CHRYSANTHA, by Margaret

Drake (The Bodley Head, Bs. ed.). First novel in the form of a diary which the author herself says is

Which, of course, it is at 17.

• GYPSY

FOLK-TALES, selected by Bora E. Yates (Phoenix, 128. Bd.). Caravans and camp

fires, with the life that goes on around them not absurdly romanticised, nor showing the gypsy as just poacher and vagabond.

LIFE IN

the

Hogwasch replica

FOR THE BUSINESSMAN

Quiet Trading On NY Stock Market

New York, Aug. 3.—Prices_moved irregularly · on the stock exchange today in quiet trading. There was nothing new to influence trading and most in- vestors were awaiting the disclosure of the Moscow conference.

HONGKONG

SHARES

The toint volume of transactions at the Hongkong Stock Exchange this morning amounted to $173,000. Tiffin rates were:

BIARES BANKS

JIK Bank

INSURANCES

Canton

Union

BK Fire DOCKS, ETC.

K. Wharf (N)

BUYERS HELLERS BALES

K. Whart (0).

Dock...................

NP. Wharves.

LAND, ETC.

HK Hotel

The Administration plans to Im- plement credit controls also helped sentiment.

Transactions totalled

shares.

720,000

Steel issues steadied while auto- mobile shares Ormed. Chernient stocks, were easier.

A Lew

strength but prices in this section cil stocks displayed

were mixed,

Dew Jones averages, at the close of the session stood as follow:-

40 Bonds

1980

380

10 # 2000

1723 TEA

10 @ 700

30 Industriale

180.08

250.

-20 Ralls

00.28

15 Utilities

34.62

183

09.31

130

2016

-United Press.

1634

500

100

1815 103

1000

1014

B'htal Land

454

2

UTILITIES

Tram

*

23

Star Ferry

1000 215

1000

1000 21.60

300 10%

200 4237

4013

Australia

001% 02

200 HỘ GI

200 € 0.73

Brazil

Ca

30

500 @ 1515

C. Light (0) 1955

C. Light (N). Electric Telephone (O) STORES, ETC.

Dairy (9) Dairy New).. Watson (X.

Rim.)

Watson (Rights) COTTONS

Ewo

Dull Rubber

Market

New York, August 3.--Today the

N.Y. FOREIGN

EXCHANGE

Argentino Peso (Official) US$0.271

Argentine Peso (Unofficial)

Belgium

Canada Cille England Francu

India

Peru

Closing enter

August 3

2005

0650

1723-3/8.

03-1/4 .11335

4,00-1/4

0033-3/4 3024 .15-3/1

Mexico

New Zealand

5.24-7/4

0700

Portugal

0104-1/2

Bouth Africa ......

4.03-1/4

Sweden

Switzerland

Uruguay

Venezuela

Shanghai (CNC$100,000)

Netherlands

Batavia

Spot and Futures market were dull Singapore and fower by 35 to 40 points, on Hongkong sales totalling 22 contracts.

Declines in the London market obscured the steadiness at Singapore. It was surmised that a let-up stock--

factory demand.

HOGWASCH has been surprised pile buying coincided with a reduced

and angered by the latest at tacks on Aliby Bims. He says that in his latest film everything ob- Traders are of the opinn that a jectionable was cut out.

To show

reduction in the number of deliver- that vice does not pay, the murderer able grades will be necessary in order who blackmails his fiancee's husband to attract a wider participation in the

doublecrossed by both his wives. futures market. in made cle

clear that the woman who burns her brother allve is after-

hla

.

The

The set-back is regarded as tem- wards robbed and knocked sense-porary as the long term trend is still

and governed by misgivings over less by her own daughter, that her small boy's subsequent at social unrest in the producing areas.

bed-ridden Prices closed as follow:---

forger August (in cents per lb.) tempt to polson grandfather is folled by a who loves her. "At every turn

September October {evil is defeated," anys Hogwasch.

In passing

January. (1040)

November

December

February

March

Any May

SOMEONE who read my reference to Perpignan the other day asks me where to stay in that town. July

June

Where to stay? Hal Where but the | August Immortal, Incomparable, almost un- September

October known Lion d'Or" It is at to stand Spot

at beside its namesake

Mont- Boreau, the Oranger above Cham- pagneulles in the Jura, and the sixty-three thousand and seventy- two excellent little hostelries scat- tered over France. When this paper returns to 40 pages, and I am LITTLE EDEN, by allowed 38 of them, I will print a Constance Goddard (Boardman, full list of them all, with notes on G. M. Wilson (BBCTS); Episode 4: The Sliding Panel and secret Passage 0.34, 05.); It's a village in the. Dales, the local wines.

of foreigners. Wednesday Berenade": 7, "It's in the patriotle, suspicious

ZBW RADIO

HKT

Chil. d, Programme Summary: 0.01, dren's Half Hour "The Black Abbot" by

a

and

a

23.00 nominat 22.00 bid 22.87 nominal 27.07 24.35 traded

228) nominal

24.78

22.76 traded

22.01 nominal 22.50 bid 22.45 nomina 23,40

United Prese

Cotton Markets

New York, August 3 (UP) Cot- ton futures were today narrowly Senti- Irregular and less nelive. inent was more divided with neither wide willing to take a definite post- tion until the publication of tho

The market swayed within an ex- treme range of 10 cents n bale rcs- to small orders elther

All Variety Request Programme: Pre- ateaning, by that, anybody more. He didn't know his luck sented by Susan Howard, (Studio): 0,

miles away from "the World and Home News (London Relay) than five

place in England," ALL | OMPLAINING that an unsalted government crop report on August 0. 8.15, New Mayfair Orchestra: 8.30, Taul prettiest Temple and the Sullivan Mystery by sunshine for a wet week-end.

"Inter- Francis Drubridge, Episode 1: lude at Augusia" (BBCTS); D, Song Re-

. ALL THE

KING'S MEN, cital by Schuman Chus and Richard tin,

by Clara Habert Penn Warren (Eyro with Plano accompaniment Stansfeld. Studiol; 9.15, Debroy Somers Spottiswoode, 12s. 6d.): Here is

presented by tough guy politician in the Southern Band: 9.30, Anthology Clifford Davies (Studio); 10, World and

(London Helay): 10.15, States of America, trying to make Home News

the crooks who surround him do Weather Report: 10.10, Theatre No. The Miracle and Morall just what he wants, even if they ty Plays (BBCTS): 10:30. Dance to o don't like it. He gets murdered. Low and His Orchestra; 11, Radio News- reel London Relay); 11.15. Weather Report and Close Down"

The English

. PERILOUS ROCK, by. Shirley Murrell (Hodder and Stoughton, 10s. 6d.): Henry Winstanley created He the Brst Eddystone lighthouse. lived for it, died with it!,,, a

snock sandwich contained processed sock instead of the real thing, a man was congratulated by pending

"Processed arallway barmold.

Sed way. snock," she said, "has had all the bitumen taken out of it, and doesn't taste of asphalt liko the unadul- erated snock." "Oh," said the man, and went out of the buffet,

CHECK YOUR KNOWLEDGE Answors

OUTWARD MAILS landsman with fear of the sea and States of America,

Unless otherwise stated, replatered clone 30 articles and parcel ports

ordinary minutes earlier than the

If mail close before 19 th MALI, registered and parcels will close at 8 D., on previous day. Malis kre closed at Kowloon Central Post Once, half an hour earlier than the O.P.O. closing time.

Untifurther notice Parcel Fest Bervice to the Province of UonAIL. China, la suspended.

WEDNESDAY 'AUGUST 4 Closing Times By Air Shanghai, Nanking, Hankow, Tsingtao, Felping, Amoy, Swatow and Tainan, 3.30 p.m. Bangkok, Rangoon, Calcutta, Karachi, Bahrein, Calro (Nairobi, Johannesburg. and Marilles via Cairo), Augusta and London, (Kowloon CPO) 1.30 p.m. (GPO) 5. p.m.

Japan (Ordinary letters and cards only)

5 p.m.

Closing Times By Sea & Train Manila (SoA) 3 DJT."

Saigon and Marmeülen (Boa) a p.m. Bhanghal (Bea) 3. p.m.

Japan (Ordinary Tatters and cards only)

(a) p.m.

Hothow and Pakhol via Holhow (Bea)

3.p.m.

Macao and Talnahan (Usa) (4 pm. Kengmoon (via Canton) (Train) 5 p.m. Canton (Parceis de kad ciais mali) (Bea)

B p.m.

THURSDAY, August 5-

·Closing Times By Att Canton, (Kowloon CPO)" 7:30 am, 10

War 130 pm ở B (CPO) Th 9.30 a.m. Noon, 130. p.m. Shanghai, o .m. (eng); $50 am, tord)/t. Mania, PI 11.30 am. Muchow, Kunming, Shanghai, Nanking. Hankow, Taingimo, Pelping, SwaŁÓW, Amoy, Tainan and Kolhow, 8.30 pand Bangkok, Bingapore, Batavia, Colombó%

Sydney and Auckland, 8:pan; Saigon and Paris,, 5. p.m..

United 1. Ludwig II 2. The

3. The deepest an obsession to make it safe for

part of the Atlantic Ocean off the mariners. As you Buy see this land of Puerto Rico. 4. The de- week-end-without even

getting cimal system. your feet wet.

6. Franco.

Frices closed as follow:--- Spot

August

September

October

November

December

March (1049)

Moy

July

October

33.16 nominali

33.00

32.40 H

31.70/77

31.77 nominal

31.78/79

31.70

20.20 nominal

NEW ORLEANS MARKET New Orleans, August 3-Prices in the Collon Market - here today closed as

follow:

6. The Kiel Canal.

Spot

October December

March" (1049)

May

July

October

Company Pil want to put in a clolm }"

December

China

United

Seeking Coal Markets

Stockholm, Aug. 3. Lord Chairman uf Britain's yndley, National Cont Board, today told D press conference in Stockholm that he expected a substantial increase in British coal exports during -3049.

Britain is eager to regain the lost Scandinavian markets, he said, Soft cool exports to Sweden during 1948 have already been far greater than anticipated and by the end of the year the total Swedish imports from Britain' will be approximately 1,000,000-tons-of-soft-coat. This will be more than doublo the amount Britain first agreed to send. * Lord Hyndley in Sweden on a combined business and holiday trip. He had scen representatives of Sweden coal importers and said 'he would contact government ofcinis during the day-Associated Press.

New York Metals

Market

following

New York. Aug. 3-Tho prices were quoted in the New York Metald market today;—

Antimony (American D-ţi per-

cent in bulk of carloid lots, F.O.D, Texas. US$0.33

Tin Grade "A" (99.8 per cent or

lighter)

Tungsten powderod (90.00 per-

cent)

New

1.03

2.00

0.20/28

31.62 nominal Wolframite (Chinese are con- 31,24

*taining Tungsten Trioxide) duty pald, F.O.B. New York, per short ton ............................... Copper (Electrolyte. Export,

F.AS.

York) per "¡3⁄41⁄2

2-14 cents (US) Zine (Prime Western. New

York per b. 15.09 Manganese (Electrolytle, 99.9 Atanganeso, dell- percent vered. East of Mistippl River) per ib. 32.00

31,00

31.00/70

31.73

31,74 bid

21.60 bid.

31.16 bid Iron, ore (5-13 percent iron, delivered lower part Lake

long lon SuHorj PET

20.28 bid

29.14 bid

United Press.

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Bristles CHINA PRODUCE

Brisilos. FO3, New York per 'ib., as followm

Hankow, Regular...... mesort-

· menta:`--

4.10/0.15

Chúngidng Stegular · ausort=

*** 2.03 nominal „specta Shanghai, Regular asIGTE-

(Pientalo,. 20's (shoris

+ reguler

3.05

1024

“Üalted PrČER,

NY. & LONDON SILVER RATES

New York, Aug. 3 Kave Katy Today's mate

| Allvar, · per · fine ounce,

las,quoted by Memes

Mandy & Karmon

LONDON SILVER

Anlaeed coll,, per. Ib. r.on.

New York inander 0.70/0.10 Cavala, oil, per.. ib. 5.03:

New York ............uriii- 2.00/2.50. Tung all, in tank cars.

- 16.0: New York, per 21, 0.33 Bandalwood, in drums, des pending on quantity & quality

47: 13,60 nòminat FOD.

3.15/3.10

10.00/24.00

0.45 “United Press.

Agur 'wear," per, 'lb,

Now, York Beryllium, (id, to 12 per

(90 percent)

cent) per toni.. Molybdmus

per tb.

Exchange Rates

Dusinesï was done in the loca) in- official exchange market this morning in

74% els, the following rates

kokrat kha la legyélas London, Bilver Aur A

Alfver · Spot," per, ounce Silver, Yorward, per,

Chigose.dollars (për CN81 mj Bierling note, (per f) 1.3. dollars (per `Usilj Gold-bara (perstar)) 484.7, 684.) Flastres fpër 100) ||

180.-_486,} Diam theale (php:160)

· Priam,INEX... gulders (per -

- 3.10

14.30